general counsel
Company's chief attorney
General counsel is the chief lawyer of an organization, typically a corporation or government agency.
The general counsel oversees all legal matters, manages outside law firms, and advises leadership on legal risks and compliance.
Often abbreviated GC: She was promoted to general counsel after fifteen years with the company.
The position is sometimes called chief legal officer.
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- legal strategyPlanned courtroom approach
- privileged communicationLegally exempt disclosure
- chief executive officerTop corporate decision-maker
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- legallawyer, judge, jury, trial, verdict
- executivesCEO, CFO, COO, CIO, CTO
- Legal Careerslawyer, attorney, paralegal, solicitor, barrister
- legal professionalslawyer, attorney, barrister, solicitor, judge
- Government Lawyersdistrict attorney, public prosecutor, prosecutor, federal prosecutor, state attorney
general counseloutside counsel
Retained attorney, not in-house
general counseljunior associate
Lowest-ranking lawyer at firm
legal assistant · paralegal · contract attorney · law clerk · legal intern
general counselchief financial officer
Top corporate money manager
chief operating officer · chief marketing officer · chief technology officer
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